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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIX. No. 58.
PRESIDENT AND CABINET
CONSIDER PRASES OE
THE KILLING OE BENTON
No Satisfactory Reply Received From Villa Regarding
Surrender of Body, Although Permission Received
Today For Six to View if—Affair Weighing on the
Minds of Cabinet Members
FEELING OF UNCERTAINTY
AMONG ADMINISTRATION
OFFICIALS ABOUT REBELS
Obvious That United States is
Looking to Constitutionalists
Head, Carranza, As Man of
Different Calibre From Villa
to Clarify Matter.
Washington - • Consul Letcher
telegraphed Secretary Bryan today
that Villa would permit two
Americans, two British represent
atives and two members of the
family of W. S. Benton to view
the body of the dead ranchman.
Consul Letcher also reported
that General Villa would permit
two physicians to accompany th*
American and British representa
tives and members of the Benton
family and that he would furnish
transportation and accommoda
tions for all of them.
"Would Be Improper.”
Washington Circumstances sur
rounding the Benton killing were
considered by the cabinet today. Presi
dent Wilson was able to lay before
the secretaries the promise of General
Villa that complete examination of the
body of Benton would be permitted by
"a ccKt'itrUnion of two American and
two British representatives and a
medical examiner.
To requests inat Villa surrendered
Benton's body the Washington gov
ernment had received no satisfactory
reply. Villa. maintaining that It
"would be improper" to remove It from
Chihuahua, where he took it the day
news of Benton's death officially was
announced at Juarez.
That the United States will insist
on delivery of the body to the widow
has been emphasized though for the
the present, it is believed, the op
portunity for medical examination
will be the most important phase of
the investigation. There is a feeling
among some officials here that when
General Carranza, chief of the con
stitutionalists, gets in closer touch
with Villa he will be convinced of the
necessity of abandoning whatever
sentimental or religious reasons he
may have for retaining the body.
Weighing on Minds.
The Benton affair ard the general
subject of obtaining protection for
foreigners in Mexico have been weigh
ing on minds of the cabinet members,
each with the idea of helping toward
a solution of possible contingencies.
The president has disposed of reports
that there will be any landing of mu
rines or sending of troops across the
border. Such steps unless permission
is asked of the governing authorities,
he regards as an act of war.
Uncertainty.
The execution by Villa of a foreigner
without affording time for communi
cation with the United States or his
home government and the manifest
disinclination to give up the body have
contributed to a feeling of uncertainty
among administration officials as to
the future of the constitutionalist
movement. Washington officials had
been given to understand that General
Carranza was a man of high charac
ter and a sense of international amen
ities. It is obvious that the United
States now is looking to him for a
clarification of the whole affair.
Persons close to Carranza have been
urging him to persuade Villa to sur
render Benton's body and permit a
thorough search for witnesses and
evidence. If Villa has done anything
wrong, they contend he should admit
it so their cause may be cleared of
any cloud.
Assassination By Poison is
Fate ot Former Premier
Tien Tien, China.—Assassination by
poison is believed to have brought
about the death here today of General
Chao Ping-Chun, military governor of
the province of Chi U, former premier
under President Yuan Shi Kal. He
-/was stricken late last night and died
this morning. General Chao Plng-
Chun was a native of Ho-Nan and
was one of the president's staunchest
supporters.
LEST YOU WMjEL'-
SILENT OVER
POSTPONEMENT
TRIO’S GOING
United States Consul Caroth
ers. Britisher Perceval and
Gen’l Scott. U. S. A.. Probab
ly Awaitinq Despatches Be
fore Proceedinq to Chihuahua
in Benton Investiqation
English Official Will Probably
Accompany Commission to
Examine the Body. Bulky
Documents Received. Still
Anxious Over Bausch.
El Paso, Texas.—Geo. C. Ca#others
today admitted that he had postponed
his departure for Chihuahua and while
he was silent as to his reasons, it was
assumed that the arrival here of the
British emissary, Charles Arthur Per
ceval, to participate in the Benton in
vestigation and the receipt by Caroth
ers of a despatch from Mexico ac
counted for the delay.
The presence of Perceval, who came
here from Galveston, was believed to
mark the beginning of important de
velopments in the Benton case.
Complete Reserve.
Gen. Hugh 1.. Scott, Carothcrs and
Perceval maintained complete reserve
as to their plans. Perceval, who! re
ceived a bulky packet which he said
contained his instuctions, expected to
be guided by Gen. Scott in his official
actions. It was relieved, however, that
when the commission to examine Ben
ton’s body departs for Chihuahua,
where Gen. Villa says It is buried, tho
British official would accompany the
investigators.
Anxiety for Bausch.
Meanwhile anxiety over the disap
pearance of Gustav Bausch continued,
although his case apparently was not
involved In the Benton investigation.
Rebels of Juarez and Chihuahua both
denied that they have him and belief
in the report that the German Amer
ican was shot as a spy last Friday
was still In evidence on this side of
the Rio Grande.
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In Jail on 18th.
Washington.—Consul Edward*, at
Juarez, today reported that, lie saw
Gustav Bauiirh, the American over
whose safety there has been appre
hension, in the Juarez Jail on Febru
ary IR. and that according to authori
ties In the border city Bausch was
afterwards removed to Chihuahua with
several other Americans.
At the navy department today it
was said there was no significance in
' tho holding of the transport Hancock
and her 800 marines at New Orleans.
Secretary Bryan said today ho had no
information concerning the reported
confessions of Gen. Villa that he hnd
ordered Benton's execution without a
court martial.
AUGUSTA'S HIGH RECORD.
Do you know of any other city
in the country of the size of Au
gusta, Ga., in which a* muoh
building ie being done at is in
progress in that city? Among the
buildings which are being erected
in Augusta and the amounts which
they will cost are: Empire build
ing, more than $400,COO; Chronicle
building, exceeding $200,000; post
office building, more than $300,-
000; hotel building, $50,000 or
more. In addition, the St. Joseph
school and hospital buildings are
being finished at a cost of nearly
$1,000,000 and the Stevens Creek
hydro-electric development near
Augusta is being completed at a
cost of approximately $3,500,000.
And Augusta is just making a
beginning, in a sens*. —Industrial
Index.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 27. 1914.
PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER IN TABLEAU—Miss Eleanor Wilson, (centre), daughter of
President Wilson, as she appeared in one of tho tableau scenes of the "Bird
Masque," presentod at tho Hotel Astor, in Now York, on Tuesday night, for charity.
Those in the group besides Miss Wilson uro Percy Mackayo, Joseph Tinden Smith and
Ernest Harold Baynes.
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PHOTO UC/rAKAZfMfAL. ATiW.I Jf/ivict
REPARATION FOR
VERAGA HANGING
Made Known After Today’s Cabinet Meetinq That Act Had
Shocked the American People and Should Not Go Unpunish
ed —Steps to Be Taken to Impress Huerta With Feelinq
of United States Government
Washington.—That the American
government regards tile hanging of
Clemente Vergara, an American citi
zen, near Hidalgo, Mexico, as a sub
ject for reparation by the Huerta
government became known after to
day’s cabinet meeting.
The cabinet discussed practically
nothing else but Mexican affairs.
Shocked Americans.
While the Benton incident was dis
cussed in great detail members of the
cabinet were ti radically concerned
over the hanging of Vergara. That
act they believed had shocked the
American people and should not go
unpunished. Steps will lie taken to
impress the Huerta government of
the feeling of the United States gov
“U. S. FLAG ONCE
UNFURLED,FLOATS
UNTIL DOOMSDAY”
Washington—Representative Dies, of
Texas declared In the house today that
‘‘when you unfurl tho American flag
In Mexico it will stay there until the
doom’s day book is opened." He warn
ed .against Intervention, declaring
that "if there was anything that ought
to make a prudent man pause In the
Mexican situation" was the amount of
pensions that would have to be paid.
S.C. Senate Sustains
Veto of Gov. Blease
Columbia, 8. C.—The senate this af
ternoon sustained by a 24 to 11 vote
the governor’s veto of the Richland
county compulsory education bill.
The governor charged the bill was
an entering wedge to compulsory edu
cation.
The veto for the same county in the
two-eent rate bill is still up. The sen
ate adopted a resolution to adjourn
sine die next Wednesday.
West Will Probably Be
Sworn in Next Monday
Washington—VV. H. West, newly ap
pointed senator from Georgia, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death oi
A. O. Bacon, will arrive here Mon/lay,
It was announced today. I’rohaldy he
will be sworn In on that day. Hls
term will end after the election of a
successor next fall.
SATURDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS are the two Big Bargain Days of the week in Augusta. The of T^ * *y
■‘‘VERY SPECIAL" offerings of Augusta’s leading and most progressive merchants. From a dollar and P . .
vertisements in today’s Herald. It’s the advertising merchant always who CAN and DOES sell the cheapest. '
ernment in the matter, particularly
afetr assurances had been given by
the Federals that Vegara would not
be harmed.
Benton Indiscreet.
So far as could be learned, the cals
lnet was not inclined to condone the
killing of Benton but In discussing
responsibility Tor the uct Home mem
bers inclined to think that Benton at
least was indiscreet in going into the
camp of a military commander, with
whom he was not on friendly terms
and entering into an argument with
him.
Final Judgment was not reached by
the cabinet ns to the merits of the
Renton case hut. it. was .apparent that
vigorous steps to procure the body
for hls widow would be continued.
Refuse To Strip
P.O. Gen’l of Power
Washington—Amendments to tho
postoffice hill to strip tho postmaster
general of power to lower rates and
alter regulations of the parcel post,
were thrown out by the senate today
33 to 24.
Texas Would Like
To handle Villa
*
Washington— Representative Slay
den, democrat, of Texas, member of the
military affairs committee, assured the
house today,that should General Villa
attempt to Invade the United States,
the state of Texas would undertake
to protect the federal governments
and its army. Mr. Klayden was reply
ing in sarcastic vein to Representative
McKellur’s statement that the army
was inadequate to perform instruc
tions.
200 Unemployed Begin
March Across Continent
Rlchmand, Cal.—Two hundred un
employed men, equipped with blan
kets and cooking utensils, left Imre
today on a march to Washington to
petition congress for work.
The men recruited at San Francis
co, across the bay. On their arrival
al they were fed by the local author
ities.
The men cxpwkt to obtain rations
from towns on The line of march.
lll'EL BE II
FRISCO; STRING
ATTACHED THO
Intention Made Known to Am
bassador Paqe of Participat
ion in Panama Exposition,
While Protestinq Clause of
Pendinq Immiqration Bill
Would Consider Passing of
Law For U. S. Medical Of
ficers to Board Italian Ships
at Foreign Ports As Indicat
ing An Unfriendly Attitude.
Rom*—The intention of Italy to par
ticipate officially in the J’annma-I’ael
flc Exposition was cotni-munlcated to
day to Thomas Nelson l’age, United
States ambassador.
The notification, howevpr, differs
considerably from that made to Ira
Nelson Morris, commissioner ffom tho
exposition, which wae absolutely un
conditional.
The note to. Ambassador . Page, on
the other hand, contains ttie reserve
eiause that Italy could’ net exercise
the friendly act of participating tn tho
exposition if in tho meanwhile tho
American immigration bill should ho
passed wllh clauses such as that call
ing for the carrying of American health
officials on board Italian steamers
Much a clause would ho considered ti 1
Italy as Indicating an unfriendly alti
tude, according to tho note and It Is
pointed out when Argentina took a
similar measure Italy broke off diplo
matic relations with that country.
To Complete Consideration.
Washington—The senate Immigra
tion committee planned today to com
plete consideration of tho Burnett bill
as it passed the house and to report
It to tho senate next week. The com
mittee has considered tho protest from
the Italian government against the
provision dirertlng United Slates
medical officers to hoard Immigrant
ships at foreign ports. The commit
teemen hold, however, that such a
provision does not constitute an Inva
sion of the rights of any foreign secre
tary of labor and they are given no
authority whatever on the vessels.
They would be directed only to mingle
with Immigrants and to report condi
tions on arrival In this country. It Is
probable the provision will be left In
the bill, though its terms may lie modi
fied so there may be no possibility of
its giving offense.
FOR BETTER, PURER FOODB.
New York—Delegates to the Na
tional Food Trades Conference assem
bled in New York today to begin n
determined campaign for better and
purer foods. They ailtri to formulate
an amendment to the national food
law which will Insist, upon a stricter
labelling of food products and upon a
uniformity of food regulations.
DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR.
BEGS RE-CONSIDERATION
OF LIFTING EMBARGO ON
ARMS TO MEXICAN REBELS
Hill, DRUNK
WITH POWER, IS
NOW SLOTHFUL
Onlv Feeble Indications That
Rebel General Intends to
Move at Head of His Troops
on Torreon. Appears Content
With Present Supreme Au
thority
Losing Ground By Delay. Ban
dit of a Few Months Ago is
Weilding Powers of Dictator
ship With No Effort at Con
cealment.
Chihuahua.—A* an explanation of
hls continued delay 1n attacking tho
Federal army at Torreon, Homo ad
visers of General Villa oplnol that
the rebel leader was quite content
with his present supreme authority
and that he would not push south
ward uhtll necessity seems to require
It. Practically all of Villa's army is
scattered south along tho rallrond to
within a few miles of Torreon. and
its position of being on the verge of
attacking the Federate have been un
changes for weeks.
But Feeble Indications.
Only feeble indications of Villa's In
tention to move at the head of hls
troops have appeared. Meantime re
ports lire current that the Felerat
army lias been srregnthonlng Its de
fenses and fortifying the railroads
south and east. Belief has been
growing that the Federals under Gen
eral Refugio Valasco would asaume
the offensive and send troops north to
check Uho rebels.
Impartial military observers agreed
today that the rebels have lost
ground by their delay. Waited upon
by representatives of foreign govern
ments and surrounded ducal pomp
of soldiers anil civilians. General
Villa after having risen from tho po
sition of a bandit within a few months
lias made wielding the powers of a
dictator. No effort has been made to
conceal hls dictatorship and It has
been said his delay in moving south
ward was actuated by desire lo ex
tend hls power as head of the gov
ernment.
Height of Ambition.
Friends of General Villa recalled
that before Ills recent victories lie
said that, to capture and hold this
state capital after driving out hls ene
mies was the height of hls ambition.
It was from this elty that Villa was
driven out many years ago ns a ban
dit and from here Diaz soldiers were
vainly sont to capture him.
Uttle credence was given here to
often repeated reports that. General
Carranza intended soon to travel
from Honora to assume control of the
government iri Chihuahua. General
Villa has Insistently referred to Gen
eral Carranza as the first chief of the
revolution, but It lias been thought
would delay his arrival in Chihuahua,
If he comes, until Villa has moved
southward.
Word Is Law.
Villa lias surrounded himself by
men who accept hls word as law. It
has been openly stated that for Mexi
cans to express opinions adverse to
Villa warrants execution anil not to
obey orders should be punished by
Imprisonment. A Mexican conductor
was put in prison because he was late
with a train ordered by Villa.
Where to Find
What You Want
Want anything? A. man or
woman Employe, a Job, a Bar
gain. a Partner in Business, a
chance to Invest, want to Buy
or Sell, or Rent? Go to tho
Natural Market —the Want Ad
columns of The Augusta Her
ald. You will find what you
want. There you will be given
the widest selection, Urn high
est quality—the best of every
bargain. Try, and he convinc
ed.
Huerta Makes Attempt to
Reopen Correspondence.
Submits Appeal to the
United States
AMERICAN GOV’T INVITED
TO REFLECT ON "SAD
CONSEQUENCES” OF ACT
Assumption at Washington
That Huerta Doesn't Expect
to Bring About Immediate
Change in Policy of Wilson
Administration. Real Purpose
is to Affect World Power*.
Washington.—After a long lapse Id
diplomatic exchanges between Wash*
tngton and tho City of Mexico, an at
tempt has been tnado to re-open th*
correspondence by the submission of
an appeal by the Huerta government
for the reconsideration by. tho United
States of the recent raising of th*
embargo on arms.
State of Anarchy.
The feature of tho communication,
said to havn been issued at Mexico
City hist night. Is the allegation that
a state of anarchy exists In so much
of Mexico as is occupied by tho rebel
forces and It is also charged that the
Immediate effect of tho decree per
mitting the exportation of arms has
been to place the rebels in a favorable
situation for permitting outrages,
while preventing the lltierta govern
ment from repressing them as quickly
and as energetically as It desires.
On Other Hand.
On the other hand it Is set out that
wherever the Huerta government Is
in power full protection has been giv
en to nationals and foreigners.
Therefore, the United States is In
vited to reflect seriously upon “the
sad consequences" that arming of reb
els will hrlng, in the opinion of the
k ]iuerta government.
The Reel Purpoee.
Tile assumption In official circles is
that Huerta does not, by tho presenta
tion of such a note, expect to bring
about, immediately, a change of policy
on the part of tho Washington ad
ministration. The real purpose is be
lieved to lie to add another note to the
exchange perfecting hls case, as it
wers, for tho consideration of th#
world powers.
Probably No Answer.
It Is not expected that the state de
partment will return any formal an
swer to tills communication.
Charge Algara, at tho Mexican em
bassy, was notified today that the Hu
erta government had delivered a com
munication to American representa
tives and diplomatic representatives o#
other powers In Mexico City.
Advocate Sex Education
in Advanced Schools
Subject Now on Firing Line
Told American Social
Hygione Ass'n.
New York,—Sex education, e»p»-
cially in colleges and advanced
schools, was advocated by speakers
today at the meeting of the Society
of Sanitary and Moral Prophylaxis in
the American Academy of Medicine.
Dr. Wrn. F. Snow, executive secre
tary of tho American Social Hygiene
Association, said;
"Hex education In the public school#
Is now on the firing line. There le
no use trying to formulate laws in
advance of public opinion, but the
consensus of trained opinion Is that
such education is necessary and can
not be left to parents: Eventually
sex education will be a regular part
of the curriculum.”
Dr. Max J. Exner, secretary of the
student department oT the Young
Men's Christian Association, declare!
sex education Is necessary if only to
save young men from the horde of
quacks and charlatans who prey on
their Ignorance
GENERAL TYLER RESIGNS
Hickman, Ky.— Lieutenant General
11. A. Tyler today resigned as com
manding officer of Forrest's Cavalry
Corps, United Confederate cVternns.
In a statement he said the condition
of bis health would not permit him
efficiently to discharge the duties In
cumbent upon him at the coming Con
trol,.rate reunion at Jacksonville. Fla.
Major General Baxter Smith, senior
officer of the corps, will succeed to its
command.